Impactful and Innovative
Data Communication

This 3-hour workshop will increase the effectiveness of your team’s data communication to guide decisions and spark innovation.

 

Feeling stuck with your team’s data communication skills?

You're investing time and effort into your team's data communication, but somehow, your team struggles to present data in a way that engages the decision-makers. You’ve tried online courses, webinars, and books, but effectively applying these strategies still proves difficult.

Imagine increased team collaboration and creativity

Imagine this — your team follows a clear process to brainstorm innovative ideas and craft engaging data stories. They’re energized by the collaboration and create graphics that influence key decision-makers. The team is achieving organizational goals and sharpening their competitive edge.

 
 

Get a hands-on workshop from a data visualization expert

Empower your team with my 3-hour workshop: Impactful and Innovative Data Communication. Your team will learn techniques that they can use again and again, no matter the software, so they can create graphics that grab attention and inspire action. Why invest in this workshop?

  • Proven Expertise: This isn’t theory. It comes from extensive experience creating data visualizations for a wide variety of businesses, in addition to hundreds of hours interviewing, collaborating with, and mentoring successful information designers. I’ve delivered impactful sessions for top-tier organizations including Google, Moderna, and the Department of Education.

  • Interactive and Practical: This workshop includes live exercises using one of your team’s actual graphics, making the learning direct and applicable.

  • Resources and Support: Every participant receives a copy of my book, Chart Spark, and optional post-workshop follow-up sessions to cement their learning.

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How does it work?

Before the workshop, I'll collaborate with you or one of your team members to select a representative data visualization that your team has created. We'll use this graphic during the workshop to experiment with the techniques I'll introduce, ensuring a fun and positive learning experience. No special software access is required. Your team will learn techniques that they can use again and again, no matter their tools.

The workshop is broken up into two main sections: Impact and Innovation. Here’s the agenda:

  • 00:00 — Impact: 10 Tips for More Impactful Data Communication

    • Learn my process for creating clear and impactful data stories (with interactive exercises).

    • Understand how to pick the most effective chart type.

    • Discover what makes a practical and accessible color palette.

  • 01:00 — Q&A

  • 01:30 — 15 minute break

  • 01:45 — Innovation: Your Practical Roadmap to Innovative Data Communication

    • Discover a fresh perspective on creativity, turning it into a skill you can actively sharpen.

    • Add proven exercises to your toolbox to help you generate creative ideas in a group or on your own (with interactive exercises).

    • Start your journey to becoming valued for how you think, rather than how well you use a software tool.

  • 02:30 — Q&A

  • 03:00 — End

 

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Who’s this workshop for?

This workshop is ideal for teams of 3 to 50 members who currently work with data. Just a few enthusiastic participants are enough to keep the ideas flowing. Smaller groups benefit from more personalized attention, allowing for targeted questions related to their specific projects.

This workshop doesn’t cover data analysis or how to use a specific software — this is about using a process and techniques to create effective data communication. Teams who get the most out of this training are currently creating and sharing data visualizations, data stories, data presentations, or marketing infographics on a regular basis. I’ll share my process and techniques that they can start using immediately!

Investment and logistics

This 3-hour workshop will be delivered virtually via my Zoom link or your preferred platform, accommodating any team size from 3 to 50 people for $9,000 USD. As a bonus, each team member will receive a copy of my new book Chart Spark! (Please note: all copies will be sent to one office location.)

You may record the session for future team members to watch for an additional $2,000 USD. If you have team members who could use individualized feedback on their project, I also offer five (5) one-hour meetings for an additional $1,000 USD, which can be used across five people, all by the same person, or any mix in between (only offered to those who attend the workshop).

For scheduling, I'm on Eastern Standard Time with working hours between 10 AM to 3 PM EST. I'm happy to work with you to find a mutually convenient time for the workshop.

Availability is limited — I only book one or two workshops per month. Kindly schedule a 20-min discovery call as soon as possible to see if this workshop is the right fit for your team and secure your preferred time.

Ready to boost your team’s skills?

Let’s hop on a 20-min discovery call to see if this workshop is the right fit for your team.

Helpful information to have ready: team size, current data visualization skills, pain points, and ideal timing for the workshop. Kindly schedule a time on my calendly that’s convenient for you: https://calendly.com/allitorban/workshop-discovery

 

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I look forward to chatting with you and sharing my expertise and passion with your team! Keep scrolling to read testimonials and more about me…

 

Kind words from happy clients…

 

Who are you, anyway?

⚡ Hi! I’m ALLI TORBAN — author of Chart Spark and your go-to expert in creative information design. With a background in mathematics and geospatial intelligence, I began my career tackling data puzzles for government agencies, non-profits, and corporate clients in Washington, D.C.

In addition to creating impactful infographics, I’m on a mission to change the way people learn data literacy skills and inspire the next generation of creative information designers by delivering powerful keynotes at organizations such as Google and Moderna and sharing my work in premier publications like the Washingtonian, Axios, ACM Communications Magazine, and Significance Magazine.

 
 

I also co-founded the Elevate Dataviz Learning Community, where I've become a mentor to hundreds of budding practitioners. My passion and expertise have filled the episodes of my popular podcast, Data Viz Today, and also earned me the prestigious Impactful Community Leader award from the Data Visualization Society.

In my spare time, I'm likely walking to the library with my husband and two daughters or playing pickleball!

 

Awards & Features

Featured magazine spread in the Royal Statistical Society’s Significance Magazine 2024 // Data Visualization Society’s Nightingale Journal book review of Chart Spark 2024 // Data Visualization Society’s Information is Beautiful Awards Impactful Community Leader 2022 // LinkedIn Learning Data Visualization Series 2022 // Axios 2021 here and here // Flowing Data 2020 & 2021 // Communications of the ACM Magazine 2021 // Data Literacy 2021 // BuiltIn Tech 2021 // Washingtonian Magazine 2020 // Data Visualization Society Journal here, here, here and here // Italian Design Magazine Frizzifrizzi 2020 // Information is Beautiful Awards Longlisted data visualizations 2018 & 2019 // Andy Kirk’s Best of the Visualisation Web: February, May, September, January // Market Cafe Magazine: Issue 6 // Visme’s 25 Best Data Visualizations // Arlington Magazine here and here // Podcast Movement here

Speaking

Interview on Storytelling with Data podcast 2024 // Interview on the Data Career Podcast 2024 // Interview on Insights x Design podcast 2024 // Interview on Chart Chat 2024 // Interview on The Art of Communicating Data podcast 2024 // Department of Education Vizpalooza 2024 // Moderna internal event 2024 // Dataviz DC Meetup 2024 // Data Visualization Society’s Outlier 2023 // Google’s Measurement and Analytics internal summit 2022 // Georgetown University Business School - Guest Lecturer // Maryland Institute College of Art - Guest Lecturer // Data + Women Tableau Global Event // Financial Modelling Summit 2022 // Graphic Hunters Conference Visualising Impact // The Assurance Show episode #32 // Data Stories podcast episode #133 // Designed Today podcast episode #54 // Data Talks podcast episode #14 // Data2Dome keynote: “How to Fill Your Data Viz Toolbox” // Urban Institute: “Decoding DataViz: How to Fact Check Charts and Visuals” panel discussion // Tom Tom Fest: “How to Get Your Results Seen & Understood More Quickly Using Visual Metaphor” // University of Ottawa’s School of Information Studies: Guest lecture on Data Storytelling

 
 

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